God Hand and Clover Studio VS The Internet - Austin Eruption

The time has come. God Hand, one of the best PS2 video games of all time. Clover Studio, one of the most notorious developers of the time. Probably my most wanted Nintendo Switch Port. Like actually, come on Capcom.
After years of 3.0 jokes and people thinking I'm dogging on it, I present to you God Hand and Clover Studio VS The Internet. At least in my mind, the most self important thing I've created here. A Review and Retrospective of God Hand and Clover Studio and the importance of Platinum Games.
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[@mcFreaki]

i hope God Hand gets a spiritual successor made by Platinum.

[@mistergremm735]

Asura's wrath almost was supposed to be God hand Successor but Capcom requested it to be more "Casual friendly"

[@Blackninja93]

@@ZalYagunRyai I was thinking while it has the over the shoulder camera but the combat isn't as deep.

[@godzilla4189]

Gorgeous Gremac It’s more of an interactive anime, really.

[@MooMissle]

If I recall correctly, the side of Clover that made God hand, or at least the head of its development, did not partake in the split to Platinum. So without a degree of collaboration we may not see a true successor.

[@pedroivocarvalhofreire97]

how about god hand2................ god hands!

[@Screwy]

Fun Fact: The OST is done by Masafumi Takada, the same composer as Danganronpa and No More Heroes. Yes really

[@Snoozie]

hey fucker

[@WickedKnightAlbel]

GOD JUST KICKED YOUR ASS INTO THE *funky mystery music*

[@WickedKnightAlbel]

GOD JUST KICKED YOUR ASS INTO THE *funky mystery music*

[@Abszilla51]

Masafumi Takada is the greatest, easily one of my favorite composers.

[@lnsflare1]

I'm not sure why you put the "Yes really" there, since God Hand -> No More Heroes -> Danganronpa sounds like an extremely rational career path.

[@hemangchauhan2864]

*Fun fact* : God Hand and Okami run on the same engine.

[@1shoryuken]

RE4 engine

[@assafchen6462]

No fuckin way

[@Crazelord91]

You'd think Okami be a lot more fun then

[@princegoatcheese9379]

"And coming up is the most famous glitch in Okami: the Ditman Glitch, where Amaterasu equips the Striker, starts the aiming animation, and then immediately switches to another weapon. This allows her to move at 2.5x her normal movement speed as long as she doesn't get hit or activates a cut-scene."

[@lolcat]

Another fun fact. Gene was meant to be in MvC3 instead of Okami

[@austineruption]

This here's a passion project. I hope you enjoy it. I want to do more things like this in the future. Let me know what ya think!

[@ryancarless7921]

Austin Eruption I was excited because i heard the God Hand song as a kid. It was crazy

[@GarrukishVol]

I love this video. I kinda am in the same boat about the professional reviewer dissonance.

[@Croffee]

Never heard of God Hand, but now i'm more than informed. Your Video-/Soundquality is pro and the structure and text of the review is well made, so that it's fun to watch and time flies while i'm getting some laughs in aswell. What i'm just trying to say here is: you deserve more views man!

[@ArielTst]

Keep up the good work! I love your videos

[@keeganseck7751]

After years of searching I finally found this game at my retro games store, awful box art and all. Cost me 50 bucks but totally worth it! What really bugs me is that Fisticuffs/Spartan Rage from God of War '18 is basically God Hand with good controls. "God Hand is a game parents are CONCERNED ABOUT." -Pat

[@Mak0h_]

Its baffling how Okami gets like a ton of re-releases and yet God Hand still gets left in the dust. HD GOD HAND WHEN!?

[@ImmaLittlePip]

Funny thing Nintendo released twilight princess whenever Okami comes out

[@TheWonkster]

Tom The Fish oof, calm down. If it were that “offensive” to everyone it wouldn’t have even gotten released on the PS3 shop. You claim all these things are the reason why we haven’t gotten a remake God Hand, right? Well it doesn’t seem that they’ve had any impact on any of those other game, have they? Okami just got rereleased, there are still Fire Emblem games coming out, Catherine got a deluxe edition for PS4. Seems your “proof” falls a bit flat there bucko.

[@TheGunFreak94]

So Tom is being an idiot, or wilfully misrepresenting. No one, in any real capacity, has mentioned jack shit of adding LGBTQ units in FE. No, a small group of people =/= the entire fanbase nor does it equal a majority. On top of that the only gay coupling I can even think is in fates, and it's just one. OH NO ONE PERSON THATS GAY with a series known for...what? 100+ characters at this point? On top of that me looking around post Awakening and pre-release of fates I'm not seeing this large movement of fans advocating for more gay character. If anything it seems the division is less waifu emblem and more fire emblem. IE better written characters vs anime tropes. That being said. In regards to Catherine: Full Body. yeah if the leaked ending is true there are alot of reasons why people who ID as LBGTQ would dislike and want them to reconsider it.. I wont spoil it here but if you read on that ending it does point to something weird. So its not really shocking in that regard. Also I wouldn't really listen to someone who can't even spell 'censored' correctly. Your post reads like fear mongering of 'they're gonna take muh games'. I also want to point out you're super pathetic for getting so mad about light covering someone's ass, and that's you're threshold for censorship. (While at the same time demonizing Nintendo/Intelligent systems for putting in a character that is gay, without any real coordinated threat or outcry from the FE community...almost as if they wanted to put that character in). Smells like hypocrisy to me, but whatever.

[@MrStone125]

@Tom The Fish hey fuck you, okami is a good game you little shitty excuse of a fish.

[@mordakie3805]

ya'll must be teens i was a 19 when the game came out even back then it was ass!

[@pingopasketti8991]

Gene is the only Capcom character that I absolutely need if we ever get another Vs. game

[@brosephnoonan223]

Tru

[@layzplayz1318]

WHEN IS GOD HAND 2 coming?😢

[@violetshadowstone5250]

That and asura

[@brosephnoonan223]

@@violetshadowstone5250 Capcom hated Asura, we'll never see that boy again. Not in our lifetime.

[@violetshadowstone5250]

@@brosephnoonan223 The old fuddy duddy's did but half of them are gone or dead so who knows. I personally rather not have downer thoughts like that, anything's possible

[@demondton96]

As the old saying goes "You can't spell ignorant without IGN"

[@johngoodman5976]

Reminds me of their "God Hand Super Guide" (a paid guide I accessed for free trough the account of another guy) The guide claimed that almost all enemies where easy and consisted of a very basic "approach and hit them until they drop A.I"and that you only needed to knock them over and then stomp them until they died with notes such as "ALWAYS stomp all foes! Even bosses!" Considering that the bad guys in the game have a pretty complex A.I and "knocking them over" rarely works, while stomping them is literally one of the most useless moves in the game, I doubt those idiots even played the game at all and rather decided to assume it was a generic beat em up like Final Fight

[@vividzx8034]

@@johngoodman5976 bruh really that's a useless guide like the enemy is not gonna sit around and let you kick their ass,instead the enemy is gonna kick your ass did ign played the game like what?

[@egpmh2891]

mhm pre-late PS2 era they had smart reviewers but since about 2008 or 2009 they have what I call "The Crap Crew"

[@ForeskinGamerSuccAss]

Seeing a video about god hand in 2019 make me happy

[@brosephnoonan223]

Same

[@lekhapratap1652]

Too true

[@aaaaaaaaaaaadddd]

Same here. probably still possible to make this game come back alive if people still talk about it to this day.

[@wildhearts9006]

same here

[@dejectedraven5592]

The term for AI "rubber banding" in RE4 and God Hand is Dynamic Difficulty

[@PigeonSquawks]

Agreed. Heard "rubber banding", and was like "Isn't that when your character shoots you to a few seconds back of where you were due to lag?".

[@lucascel5827]

​@@PigeonSquawks as far as I know rubber banding refers to racing games on which the CPU opponents actually get a higher speed cap when you're on the lead, as if you were tied to them with a rubber band

[@rafael471992]

God Hand is phenomenal. And has no PS4 port yet. You ported everything else. Capcom please!!

[@mistergremm735]

in case you don't know, Capcom wants ya to forget about god hand

[@waterking74]

As well as everything else :/

[@toby6275]

Rafael Economides still waiting on haunting grounds port

[@DIYisntDead]

This looks like so much campy fun. Love a ps4 arcade port

[@Famygdala]

I still have my disk and the PS3 port. I can conform that I love God Hand enough to buy it on PS4.

[@frankwest6984]

MY DEFENSES ARE IMPREGNABLE. MY STYLE IS IMPETUOUS.

[@yukariyakumo8300]

You're not Alexander

[@RyansGamerShack]

IM BRUTAL AND RUTHLESS

[@13Gangland]

Is this that Mike Tyson speech he gave in that one interview?

[@frankwest6984]

@@13Gangland yep, and the enemies in this game use those lines.

[@johngoodman5976]

@@frankwest6984 covered wars you know...

[@rexzs794]

God Hand is my favourite game of all time. It's also been a large factor in my manual dexterity disability! Gotta love those misspent teenage years on KMS runs without realising your joints all go in the wrong direction and that the hurting means 'stop'. D'oh. Funnily enough, I've been on the 'please be kind and thoughtful of disabled gamers, accessibility options won't detract fro your game' side of the fence surrounding Sekiro and have been working my way through it with an adapted controller, albeit slower than some! I'd love to go back to my favourite title ever, but with my condition degenerating, it is likely that I never will. Luckily, Platinum are THE leader for accessible games these days! Having a single button control scheme and extensive auto modes has meant everything to me and means I can still play the games in the genre I love the most, by the developer I love the most. Thank you for the thoughtful, passionate video. Really glad to see somebody carrying the torch for Shinji Mikami's masterpiece and passing on its oral history. ❤︎ (I'll be getting one of those shirts, too!)

[@rexzs794]

Also, did you ever play Final Fight: Streetwise? Delightfully terrible, pure camp. 10/10, highly recommended utter nonsense. Think you may find it a fun rabbit hole to fall down!

[@timmer919hep]

Many people had their asses dragon kicked into the milky way...which is why they don't like the game.

[@DragoonBB]

They didn't like a ball buster.

[@AustinGen]

@@DragoonBB Dragonball? No? Okay.

[@1wayroad935]

Because God Hand really was a badly designed game. Don't pretend that it wasn't.

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

@@1wayroad935 But it isn't?

[@microsunny4380]

You know who they are ^^^^^^^^

[@AlexTenThousand]

God Hand always felt to me like I was playing an hilarious battle shonen anime, and I really want a remake with a bit less jank in the controls department.

[@TheBrazilRules]

The controls are perfect for the type of game it is. They really wanted you to focus in one enemy at a time. If you need to act quickly, just use the dodge to move.

[@AlexTenThousand]

@@TheBrazilRules I was talking more about a couple of moments where the game had a stroke and it didn't register dodge commands.

[@GiordanDiodato]

@@TheBrazilRules so why do they swarm you with 2 or 3 enemies?

[@TheBrazilRules]

@@GiordanDiodato Because it is supposed to be hard. As I said, the dodge is very OP to address this situation

[@13Gangland]

@@GiordanDiodato Because back then games didn't hold your fucking hand for you to get shit done.

[@jeffdeakin8358]

I can't really blame IGN for Clover's closing when Clover couldn't even sell games with good reviews (IGN included) and a game of the year endorsement.

[@aaaaaaaaaaaadddd]

They never try to advertise their games,, thats why.

[@notoriousbig3k]

@@aaaaaaaaaaaadddd cus stupid

[@rayminishi689]

From clover studios to platinum games. It seems this studio is allergic to advertising their games properly Not even bayonetta three got hype surrounding social media with marketing and such

[@Kolbatsu]

I remember this game had a glowing review on X-Play which is why I was surprised IGN gave it a 3

[@ShinPepsiman]

Damn. I remember Xplay. Those were the better days

[@flipsidelimited6560]

Yep!! I was thinking the same thing. They gave it a 4 out of 5. Too bad the show and it’s hosting networks are no more.

[@TrentTheCreator]

Man I miss X play and Attavk of the show

[@mistergremm735]

I don't feel ashamed enjoying junk food like dynasty warriors games, great to see ya my fellow brotha

[@lugbzurg8987]

Ahh, yes, getting a Dynasty Warriors fan to play God Hand sounds like a great idea!

[@mistergremm735]

@@lugbzurg8987 Just because someone likes playing with cards games doesn't mean they can't pick up a basketball, genius

[@lugbzurg8987]

@@mistergremm735 Congrats on missing the whole thing!

[@mistergremm735]

@@lugbzurg8987 re-thinking about your comment, it might also come off as joke too, so sorry if i came off as aggressive

[@lugbzurg8987]

@@mistergremm735 I'm sorry, too. It seems I jump way too quickly into borderline-mocking when people don't seem to get me.

[@effortless808]

Oh god, hands down one of those hidden gems of a game. I remember back when my brother, my cousin and I would go into our local Electronic Boutique games store and seeing this game sitting around on the shelf for the longest time ever. I will admit that we did not pay two shits about it because the cover art of the game looked rather bland, had no flare and we just shrugged it off like a crappy 3rd party generic beat'em up game. Little did we know, it was quite the grave mistake we made. Fast-forward a bit till we picked up Okami, playing it, finished it and fallen deeply in love with it. Thats when we decided to try and find more games made by Clover Studios. Looked up to only find a few games: Viewtiful Joe plus its sequel and God Hand.. then it all came back to us. We're like: Oh really? This game with the cover art? I then proceeded to watch the trailers & its ending for God Hand and instantly fall in love with all its corniness. The very next day we went to go pick it up and played it until we beat it. No joke the game was indeed hard along with its tank-like controls of the 'over the shoulder' 3rd person view which had some getting use to but we pressed on because it was just so fun. Eventually we finished it and watched the ending in person. It was Glorious!

[@petrinhos]

In a recent interview, Shinji Mikami shed some light on this game development. This was a personal project for him. He literally took Capcoms money and made a game that he wanted without worrying about sales or anything. And they made it in just 1 year! I love this game and Mikami is my favorite game Director. He is just so stubborn with his designs hahaha. Amazing video Austin, I always come back to it.

[@TheHiphopson]

I actually picked this up because X-play gave this a 4 out of a 5 back in the day when g4 was a thing i was 13 and ive been that age ever since!

[@HollyGameShow]

Those are not only Viewtifull joe spoof but also the tradicional japanese style of Super Sentai shows.

[@rvbrexer]

also Hokuto no Ken, Yattaman, etc...

[@rvbrexer]

I mean, other in-game references, not the sentai one

[@edgyguy5572]

This game really makes you feel like god hand

[@brosephnoonan223]

Uhhhh try again babyboy, the best moves in the game are *KICKS* not *HANDS* the gane is *LITERALLY* clickbait you need to *PAY* for. 3/10

[@johngoodman5976]

@@brosephnoonan223 I must object and argue with an 12/10 best game I have ever played

[@bachelorsensei9437]

@@brosephnoonan223 Nah

[@edgarmorales9950]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that loves Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3

[@BloodlessWolf]

Watching my brother beat this game and seeing that ending credits song, unspoiled, for the first time is up there in my all time favorite gaming moments.

[@macarthursaywala2219]

It really hurts that this game never had the chance to be made for PC. I love it so much!

[@aidanklobuchar1798]

Always wondered why I never got this game as a kid. Then you mentioned all its competition and I remember having Bully, Okami, and Final Fantasy 12. So yeah, that's probably why. Too bad.

[@ryancarless7921]

Got a demon, what am I? It's time for me to choose my path. Power of my God Hand, no evildoer will get past

[@lifeishectec]

Always thought it was "god or demon"

[@AzureKing963]

Hand to Hand or fist to fist. Kick your nuts or twist your wrist.

[@posteriorpepperoni]

God power keeps my pimp hand strong so trust me or you won't last very loooong

[@lordsquid6652]

@@lifeishectec it is

[@lifeishectec]

Dragon kick your ass into the Milky way! (Milky wayyyy!)

[@Yungtacosss]

I remember my dad buying me Godhand lol even now as an adult I can't believe how insane that game was.

[@ZarikZX]

Adding this to my list of fav videos you've made up there with Mystical Ninja Goemon and Bomberman 64.

[@noobslayer135]

If I had to make a list of the best action games of all time, God Hand would be right up there with DMC3, DMC5, and Bayonetta

[@argylega]

I think there's also a discussion to be had about the concept of a review being "wrong", as well as the notion that it's ok to knock a game for being too easy but not for being too difficult.

[@wschippr1]

ArgyleMonkey Ya, reviews can't be "wrong" as they're opinions, but opinions can bill Ill informed. I don't see anything wrong with knocking points off for a game being too hard, especially if the audience they have cultivated does not typically consume difficult games. It's the same with linear games being a bad thing, why? Why is linear story telling a bad thing?

[@007nemer]

okami on steam, godhand next! riiiight capcom, RIIIIIGHT?!!! HMMMMMMMM!!!!!

[@johngoodman5976]

Yeah sure! Followed by Megaman X collection 3 including games MMX9 trough MMX35 and then Jesus comes back to Earth to bring us Half-Life 3 Cant wait for Megaman X 9 though... (actually the others where so bad I can wait)

[@rvbrexer]

I'd really like to play it in 4K. PS2 resolution feels a bit dated nowadays.

[@doctoradventure413]

I can’t even imagine what keyboard and mouse controls would be like

[@wehad4319]

Dark souls: I am the dark souls of gaming God hand: yeah, hold my hand made out of gold Dmc5 dmd: 'sigh'...

[@truepatrician4700]

Dmc5 is the second easiest dmc game though

[@wehad4319]

@@truepatrician4700 yeah you could say that. The ability to revive with red orbs wasn't a great idea. Btw I hope you are not counting dmc dmc

[@johngoodman5976]

Dark Souls Knight: I have gone trough Hell and am literally ready for any challenge now! Gene: Can I challenge you? Ok... One... Two... Three! *Dragon Kicks Knight into the Milky Way

[@wehad4319]

@conan263 try s ranking every mission in a dmc game on hell and hell mode , with every enemy being a dickhead and you dying in one hit and having to have gained mastery of the most complex single player game out there. Unless you find a way to cheese the game that shit will make you appreciate life.

[@davidh9354]

The song during the end credits of God Hand is absolutely one of the *best* I've ever heard in a game (and hilarious too). To anyone reading this, I'll say you should play through the game and earn the end credits yourself, buuut... at least look it up on KZbin if you haven't heard it and can't fight through to finish the game. Edit: link to the song/credits kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXe2lqFtebeEjbc

[@freedantheeternal]

You know, for a short while, I remember people theorizing Gene was going to be in DMC5, based on the artwork that had been released (mainly the sleeveless coat V is wearing) since we didn't know who V even was at that point.

[@brosephnoonan223]

Woulda been a funny crossover. As a secret boss? Id be down.

[@battlion507]

Dante, Nero or V getting the "ball buster". Jeez...

[@DieHardjagged]

Lol Gene being a secret easter egg Character could had worked wonderfully in DMC V.

[@DestinySpider]

@@brosephnoonan223 True. Him as a secret boss would have been really awesome. Sadly probably too few people would have gotten the reference though... Damn.. Whenever DMC 5 dlc or the special edition comes out I really want him to be in it now.. Though most likely what's up next is Lady, Trish and Vergil dlc

[@BalsticMaker12]

22:59 Oh boy, thanks for reminding me Bayonetta's end game dance number and Monster Hunter Generation's ending dance.

[@brokenclavicle]

Loved it. Still own both the original and doubled down on the classic version on PSN. I hated every reviewer ragging on Godhand back in the day... They just missed the point.

[@pedroivocarvalhofreire97]

thank you austin! my favorite game ever, i dont say this lightly. i freaking ADORE this game(and the fact my first acid trip was spent playing this game is just icing on this glorious cake)

[@ThatguycalledJoe]

About that not packing much heat line, I think that's a nod to the fact that if you try the Ball Buster on Mr. Silver, it won't work.

[@turtleanton6539]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@anaqisyatbi5167]

I remember searching for god hand videos 10 years ago on the tube. Not many I must say. That's why this video made me smile

[@mongostickers725]

The shirt is so good. I bought one before the video was at the halfway point.

[@keidasshu5676]

according super best friend the "easy" difficulty in the game was "normal" in japan

[@meadebe]

Could you imagine how crazy and probably more epic God Hand would be if Goichi Suda had a hand in it?

[@TheUruse]

I remembered I laugh so hard while playing God Hands. I do find it hard but not toward the controller because PS2 era they have that Anna game and Monster Hunter that uses analog stick to attack so it doesn't troubled me to an extend.

[@dapperghastmeowregard]

D&D: "Monks can't have a chaotic alignment." Me:

[@alexnuit]

Platinum games+come back shinji mikami+god hand licence= goty of the century.

[@bukquang]

Can we just get a God Hand remastered please Capcom? Also this is before everyone on the net collectively hailed Dark Souls as the savior of all gaming. Just show you how ahead Clover was in their games

[@itsacharcoalice]

It should be illegal to make a Godhand video without showing Mike Kob footage

[@jetstreamdefalpha5411]

Is he still making videos. He's the on that inspired me to start playing the game after 5 years of giving up on it.

[@itsacharcoalice]

@@jetstreamdefalpha5411 yes

[@asitisfact9093]

Yeeeeeaahahhhhh so right

[@mrHowlll]

I bought a sealed copy of God Hand No regrets

[@Arcfear]

Respect!

[@johngoodman5976]

You`re the man!

[@h2opoloplyr]

Brings back memories, when I poured countless of hours into this game. That surfer / western mix music, and hitting that Ball Buster attack and that oh so satisfying "ding" sound. Good times!!!!

[@lifeishectec]

That theme song nearly caused me to explode with nostalgia. Classic game, classic console.

[@DanielSantosAnalysis]

I just want to know if that dude still thinks it deserves a 3/10 13 years later.

[@Kenshiro3rd]

Ohai Shintai. Long time no see.

[@DanielSantosAnalysis]

@@Kenshiro3rd Very long indeed! How you been?

[@Kenshiro3rd]

Daniel Santos not bad you?

[@DanielSantosAnalysis]

@@Kenshiro3rd I've been alright, same old, same old.

[@Kenshiro3rd]

Daniel Santos awesome! I finally cleared out my anime backlock, as far as series I actually own... and even that was quite substantial.

[@CommanderLionheart]

Game Informer is doing a hilarious Full playthrough of this game, God Hand - Super Replay i highly recommend.

[@brosephnoonan223]

Oh boy. Watching talentless hacks who get payed to mislead their consumers and ceasely inject their politics into a hobby that is only negatively affected by them. What fun.

[@jakkits_1194]

Watching you stream this game was probably the most fun I've had in a while. I was skeptical at first, but after a while, I came to really enjoy this game. I've been looking forward to this video ever since that final stream, and while it was disappointing that it couldn't be out on March 10th like you'd said on stream, I think it was well worth the wait. Keep up the good work, man!

[@CherrysGuy32]

Fun fact: Gene was actually planned to be in Marvel vs Capcom but replace by Amaterasu from Okami.

[@Kaganath]

This and Tekken were the games of my childhood. Gave me the power to press things really fast. Also, the casino in this game and the chihuahua race were amazing.

[@LiquidRazz]

The PSO sound effects right off the back almost gave me a heart attack from the sadness I felt remembering all the memories

[@DefiantTurtle21]

THIS IS AN AMAZING VIDEO I'M SO PROUD OF YOU AUSTIN I THINK PURSUING MORE OF THESE TYPA VIDEOS IS A GOOD IDEA

[@TwasMimsy]

I remember renting this game from Blockbuster back in like 2007 and thinking it was the coolest thing ever. I only had it for a week, but I got the control scheme down and bout ruined my right wrist trying to beat the second to last boss. BTW, the soundtrack to this game is a gloriously cheesy surf rock disaster and I love it.

[@Silverizael]

"Clover Studio gave the player a ton of options" So there you go. The adaptive difficulty is inherently an easy and hard mode. It modifies the challenge level to allow a broader audience to enjoy the game. The complaints going around are regarding games that purposefully make themselves hard enough that the majority of people who play video games won't even be able to complete them. Asking for additional options or difficulty levels to assist with that isn't people whining, it is to allow the majority of people to play. Unless the developers are directly saying they want a minimum of people to buy their game.

[@Clancyism]

This is probably my favorite video you have ever made for a multitude of reasons, some of which being your very nice taste in games mentioned. Thank you for this video, God Hand really deserves better.

[@unclaimedusername6608]

Thank you Sseth. Your pornographic rampage spawned renewed interest in a great game and an injustice being somewhat corrected. Edit: This came before Sseth's video. My bad. And thanks to the Merchant's Guild. You guys are pretty alright.

[@superbro6413]

Its a weird experience when you, on a whim, decide to listen to the gran turismo 4 ost, only to hear a track again in a neat video by a cool dude. You sir, have good taste. Enjoyed the video as well. Have a great rest of your day.

[@CartoonTriper]

funny how the ending song of God Hand sounds like Mazinger Z opening

[@Next-xm2dh]

*BECOME A GOD OR A DEMON*

[@brosephnoonan223]

Thats because thats exactly what it is

[@auburnkit]

Damn, I’ve been meaning to play something absurd yet entertaining. Really great video dude!

[@TheSydneyLad]

Austin, I'd like to give you a huge thank you for introducing me to this game. God Hand has become one of my all-time favorite games, and I wouldn't have tried it out if it wasn't for watching your video. As a whole, I'd like to think you contributed to me discovering how great Clover Studios was as a company, and by extension, Platinum. A true gem, that team.

[@SatoXian]

I'm still trying to figure out how I beat that game 10 years ago. *Hears ending credits* MY ARM, MY ARM, MY ARM, MY ARM, MY ARM I SUMMON UP THE POWER OF THE GODHAND!!!

[@Burger_pants]

"the 2 gay characters" are a nod to the Cho Aniki series.

[@shane7014]

Thank you for making a video about God Hand. It's not perfect, but I love it. I go back to it every few years.

[@RyansGamerShack]

This honestly is my favorite ps2 game next to GT4 and it makes me so proud to see you and all the other people in the comments sing praises. Praying for sequel or port, but it will always live in my heart.

[@pant3r04]

God Hand is one of my favorite video games of all time. The gameplay alone is so difficult but very rewarding when you get the hang of it. It would be awesome if Capcom would maybe do a God Hand remake using the RE engine

[@MACZ2021]

I'm gonna flip out if it ever gets a remake/remaster or port on current gen consoles and pc. Truly a cult classic.

[@brosephnoonan223]

@Tom The Fish You say that bit we got Metal Wold Chaos and that game is literally about making america great again by killing every single libtard on the planet and mexicans.

[@bigguy2128]

I have been waiting for this video

[@TheCreepypro]

oh man I can't believe it is actually frickin here and unlike most things that have this amount of hype this actually lives up to it what a great video I mean it this is up there with the Bouncer video and that thing is like a magnum opus so props to you for finally releasing this and it being so good it oozes passion and that is something that we all will always need in life

[@CptManboobs]

Best part of God Hand is the Ending theme that TOTALLY isn't a rip off of the Mazinger theme.

[@JustinLeeper]

I was a professional game journalist for 8 years - 1999-2003 at Game Informer, 2003-2007 as freelancer for a variety of outlets. I took my job seriously; those I worked with did, too. That doesn’t mean there weren’t shitty reviews or controversies. We had tough deadlines and brought our own tastes into things. But I think everyone was doing their best. I personally loved turning people on to games they may have otherwise ignored. As games evolved past 16-bit, titles became less mass-appeal, general audience games. More games were quirky or got different reactions. It was a good time - post-cartridge, pre-HD. Since HD became the standard, games are much more expensive and time-consuming to make, so less risks are taken. You have AAA and you have indies. Games like Okami or Viewtiful Joe or Godhand (which I never liked) probably wouldn’t be made, unless by a small independent studio. Anyway, just wanted to chime in. Thanks to anyone who read this. I still love games!

[@13Gangland]

Why not like God Hand? Was it too hard for you lame ass?

[@justingraton17]

Dude I love it when people talk about good ps2 games I've never heard of. They are gems that must be treasured.

[@tylerclawson1624]

Great video and a great use of Gran Turismo menu music.

[@Thelder]

Godhand isn't only one of my favourites PS2 games, it's one of my favs of all time. Sure, it got some problems... part of the difficult of the game comes from the too close over the shoulder camera that makes real hard to defend against enemies attacking from behind, and all the jankyness on the lock on system, but if you can get through it Godhand gives you one of the best action oriented game experiences akin to classics like DMC 3 and Bayonetta. I find funny cause one of my friends worked on the gaming journalism scene back then and he hated not only the score given to Godhand, but he hated even more how many people years later gave it this cult status, even though many of then were responsible for the low scores. I really wish someday Godhand gets a sequel or a spiritual sucessor, cause it deserves a second take with modern elements with better graphics, camera work and controls. It's difficult system should be more used nowadays, like Resident Evil 4 has shown too. Austin, only some notes dude: -Actually increasing the difficult level isn't simply punishing. Enemies also drop better loot on higher levels, and that's the fastest way to get some of the best moves in the game. -The Midget team are not exactly a direct reference to Viewtiful Joe, but more likely to be a parody of a Super Sentai (aka original japanese Power Rangers). Super Sentai is a tokusatsu, japanese tradicional live action hero tv programs. Other tokusatsu series include Kamen Raider/Masked Raider, that is more likely the inspiration behind Viewtiful Joe (with a mix of Shazam style super family).

[@jsc315]

God Hand is a beautiful weird piece of art. Games like this is why I love video games. Something like God Hand could not be done in any other medium.

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

I barely remember the IGN review, but wow. I remember this game a bit, but the credits theme is amazing. And quite the passion project, Austin. This is your best work this year. And I can't wait for FF13!

[@CaptainTrash323]

This video is exactly what I come to KZbin for. Thank you.

[@tehrzky]

GOD HAND + noob gamer playing god hand + review = disaster. i really love this game even the control scheme its fkng unique.

[@mynameisnotjohn3784]

Honestly, thanks for making this video. This game is soooo underrated, and was undeservingly badly reviewed because of those jerks at IGN. This game was and still is one of the best games I have ever played. Honestly, better than a lot of Capcom games. The internet and these companies have killed one of my amazing and forever great game God Hand

[@Peppermintnull]

God that small clip from Chaos Legion near the start, I had to start digging through videos to see if it was actually good like I remembered, ended up looking like a slightly subpar DMC with jojo stands lmao.

[@emmy4691]

Love the PSO tunes, Austin. So many hours spent in front of that Tekker.

[@GrubbJunker]

"IGN is the only site I trust for review scores" Well, that's not dated at all.

[@wingedmirage4226]

I still miss EGM. Sometimes they annoyed me (like constantly ragging on Shadow the Hedgehog when they themselves gave it a 5 or 6, which is simply average) but most of the time their reviews were blunt but fair. Level Die? Wait...in Japan, the number 4 is pronounced the same as “death”, making it an unlucky number. Level Die is the fourth level...so it’s actually a Japanese pun XP

[@weichiang89]

I have been waiting for this video for years.

[@merkfoolsallday]

The theme alone makes me want to play this...

[@RadikAlice]

You should at least, give it a shot once

[@mrhades113]

Will anyone ever do a video about Shadow of Rome? One of Capcom's many forgoten gems.

[@superbn0va]

This game deserves a remake! it is unique and offers lots of fun and challange.Capcom? P* a spiritual successor ?

[@Yup712]

Reviews were the same reason I didn’t pick up “God Hand” back in the day and I’ve always regretted it. (I was in college when it came out and had a pretty limited gaming budget).

[@perturbedsun5508]

I had no idea about this story. Fantastic content Austin.

[@pkslush]

Man the more I hear about God Hand, the more Absolver feels like a fusion of it and Dark Souls.. Just way less hard..

[@fatalfurysnk2995]

Austin eruption great video but I gotta question is it alright if you can share your thoughts on king of fighters and samurai showdown or samurai spirits in the future. 🙂

[@hind__]

Yes!!!!

[@MalevolentMinun]

This game was such a trip back on PS2. Kicked my ass whilst also making me feel like a badass. It was just pure, ridiculous fun and I would love to play it again. If only they'd ever bring port it to current gen.

[@dontplay6580]

Love the video and the amount of research put into it. Another great game from a studio that shut down was Bloody Roar a fighting game where each character had a humanoid animal transformation.

[@pant104]

I finished the game on hard when i was 15.I was good at it but also bought all skills from gambling at the casino.Also i used my...god hand for Shannon the Dominant blond Demoness quite a few times.

[@petwisk2012]

At the Very least the death of clover under Capcom give them freedom the give us Platinum that is the True Diamond Phoenix reborn from Clover aches

[@OtioseFanatic]

Ah yes. Platinum. The company that is known for making very pretty (if at times basic) brawlers and one shitty starfox game. Yet when they were Clover every game they made (other than VJ2) was something new and different. They ironically had much more creative freedom working under Capcom just because they were forced to come up with new IPs. Lets face it, if Neir Automata wasnt soo good Platinum would be closed by now. The CEO at Platinum games said so himself. And that in itself is ANOTHER somewhat basic but pretty brawler game that gets by because the plot of Neir is about as out there as you can get. Yeah, im still salty about Clover, and Platinum isnt really that much of a consolation prize when you look at it objectively.

[@petwisk2012]

You guys até incredibly Petty because of some Guy on Twitter :p (i also got blocked too)

[@OtioseFanatic]

@@petwisk2012 who blocked who? I don't know anything about that. Did i miss something?

[@petwisk2012]

Kamiya

[@brosephnoonan223]

@@petwisk2012 Except nobody here even mentioned Kamiya. Nobody cares. The facts are Clover created new ips that all did something different, then they died and platinum has made same-y character action games with the gameplay depth of a thimble ever since. Its not a bad way to sustain your company. But it's a far cry from what they used to do.